夏说英语新闻晨读 第493期:高通和苹果的互撕大戏

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Qualcomm is asking courts in China to ban sales of the latest iPhone XS and XR, after winning a preliminary injunction there against Apple's older models. The chipmaker is trying to put extra pressure on Apple in the hopes of forcing the iPhone maker¹ into settlement talks, after claiming a key breakthrough in the two companies' multibillion-dollar legal battle over smartphone patents and royalties².

Qualcomm 高通公司
court n. 法院
ban vt. 禁止；取缔；n. 禁令；禁忌
There is a ban on smoking.

preliminary adj. 初步的，预备的
a preliminary examination （研究生）初试
injunction n. 禁令
chipmaker n. 芯片制造商
in the hopes of …… 怀着；……的希望
settlement n. 协议
patent n. 专利
royalty³ n. 专利税；版税

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 royalties   

特许权使用费

参考例句：

• I lived on about £3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3，000英镑的版税生活。 来自辞典例句
• Payments shall generally be made in the form of royalties. 一般应采取提成方式支付。 来自经济法规部分

3 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。